America rejects 265 asylum seekers housed on Manus and Nauru

19/02/2019|2min

Sky News can reveal 265 asylum seekers have been rejected to enter the US under the ‘extreme vetting’ process being carried out by authorities.
The US has rejected the asylum seekers on security grounds or due to their application for protection not meeting requirements under the ‘extreme vetting’ procedure.
At least 456 asylum seekers have been accepted under the deal first agreed upon by former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and former President Barack Obama in 2016.
The federal government is warning those rejected by the US could seek entry to Australia under the controversial Medivac bill.